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‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘Knock Knock’

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It’s time for us to check out a spooky haunted house ‘Doctor Who’ episode in the Peter Capaldi/Twelfth Doctor era. Today, it’s time for ‘Knock Knock’ by Mike Bartlett. It has Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor joining Pearl Mackie as Bill on an adventure when she moves into a house with some friends, including Mandeep Dhillon as Shireen, Colin Ryan as Harry, Ben Presley as Paul, Alice Hewkin as Felicity and Bart Suavek as Pavel. The house happens to be owned by special guest star David Suchet (well-known for playing Hercule Poirot in the ITV series called ‘Poirot’ or ‘Agatha Christie’s Poirot’) as the mysterious Landlord. There’s also Mariah Gale as Eliza, who lives in the house itself. Matt Lucas also makes another appearance as Nardole by the episode’s end. When I first saw ‘Knock Knock’ back in May 2017, I enjoyed watching it, especially via BBC iPlayer when I was using my tablet at a Premier Inn – I was attending ‘The Capitol II’ convention at the Arora Hotel in Gatwick at the time. Does the episode hold up well or are there noticeable flaws in it? ‘Knock Knock’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and BBC iPlayer. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘Thin Ice’

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Just to be clear, we’re checking out the ‘Doctor Who’ TV episode called ‘Thin Ice’ today. Not the Big Finish audio story called ‘Thin Ice’. That audio drama features Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor and Sophie Aldred as Ace. The Ice Warriors are in that too. 😀 The ‘Thin Ice’ TV episode from Series 10 of the new TV series features Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor and Pearl Mackie as Bill, and it’s penned by Sarah Dollard, who previously wrote ‘Face the Raven’ in Series 9. No Ice Warriors are to be found, however. The TV episode ‘Thin Ice’ is a pseudo-historical adventure that takes place at the last great frost fair in London in the year 1814. The Doctor has visited the last great London frost fair before, when he was the First Doctor in the Big Finish audio story called ‘Frostfire’, along with Vicki and Steven. The frost fair in ‘Thin Ice’ must be the same one as the frost fair in ‘Frostfire’, right? 😀 Our heroes discover something lurking below the frozen Thames. But is this a sinister thing that’s lurking below the Thames? Matt Lucas as Nardole makes an appearance at the episode’s end. ‘Thin Ice’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and BBC iPlayer. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘Knock Knock’

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Here is one of my favourite episodes from Series 10 of ‘Doctor Who’. Yeah it’s got a bit of a weak ending, but I found very enjoyable to watch on my birthday weekend in May 2017. This is ‘Knock Knock’ by Mike Bartlett, featuring Peter Capaldi and Pearl Mackie with special guest star David Suchet. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘Thin Ice’

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This is not the Big Finish audio drama called ‘Thin Ice’ featuring Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred. Oh no! This is the TV episode called ‘Thin Ice’ featuring Peter Capaldi and Pearl Mackie. Why do two ‘Doctor Who’ stories feature the same title? It doesn’t make sense! They’re not even the same story!!! Continue reading

DVD reviews – Series 10 – Part 1 (‘Doctor Who’)

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I’ve now posted my DVD reviews on Series 10 – Part 1 of ‘Doctor Who’ on ‘Bradley’s Basement’. This includes reviews on the first six episodes from Series 10, starring Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor; Pearl Mackie as Bill Potts and Matt Lucas as Nardole. Continue reading